Disciples History

10/12/2026

In the Journal of Disciplinana this month, Wes Crawford, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, reviews of Faithful Defiance: Marshall Keeble's Life and Legacy, edited by C. Leonard Allen, a collection of essays on the most prominent African American evangelist in the history of the Churches of Christ. Find it here: https://journalofdiscipliana.org/index.php/jod/article/view/46

10/10/2026

We are pleased to announce that the JSTOR Digital Collections Initiative awarded the Disciples of Christ Historical Society a $5400 digitization grant. The grant, made possible by a JSTOR and Mellon Foundation partnership, aims to help JSTOR Digital Stewardship Charter Program members make more digitized archival and special collections materials available to researchers. Read the full story: https://discipleshistory.org/dchs-awarded-5400-digitization-grant/

10/08/2026

Friends, supporters, and scholars may be interested to know that The Journal of Discipliana (JOD) has recently undergone an enhancement. The enhancement stems from DCHS's recent expansion of JOD's presence on two major scholarly communication platforms: JSTOR and OJS. Read the full story: https://discipleshistory.org/announcing-a-new-platform-for-the-journal-of-discipliana/

10/06/2026

In August we gathered at the historic Cane Ridge Meeting House to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival. That day featured guest speakers, panelist, worship and music. Now you can watch our speakers and preachers on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/p5_lLFmDn34?si=d5W1TF4IvvXVJgaX

09/18/2026

This week Disciples from across the life of the church have celebrated the 238th birthday of Alexander Campbell with generosity and service. In honor of Alexander Campbell and the Stone Campbell Movement we are joining Disciples from across the in celebrating DMF Week. DMF is not only the common funding system that supports ministries like the Disciples of Christ Historical Society in our mission, it allows the whole church to do more together than we can alone.

We encourage you to make a gift today at: https://disciplesmissionfund.org/dmfday/

09/08/2026

We'd like to extend a special thanks to Rev. James Trader, Curator of the Cane Ridge Meeting House and Museum, his staff, and the volunteers at the Cane Ridge Meeting House for their incredible hospitality. Their knowledge, passion, and commitment to the history of the Cane Ridge Revival made the day meaningful for everyone who gathered on August 8th to celebrate its 225th Anniversary.

09/05/2026

We want to extend our deep thanks to General Minister and President Rev. Terri Hord Owens for her insight and wisdom as our featured preacher at the 225th Cane Ridge Revival Anniversary Celebration, as well as to Rev. Yvonne Gilmore, who offered a powerful homily to begin the day! We are also grateful for the musical and worship leadership gifts of Rev. Dean Phelps, who offered his Kentucky bluegrass-inspired sound to the Meeting House, creating a rich worship experience to close our day.

09/04/2026

It is back to school season which means we are looking back on the many ways through out the Stone Campbell Movement education has been a priority. Today we are highlighting twentieth-century African American Disciples who continued the Movement’s interest in education.

Pictured is the faculty and students of Southern Christian Institute, Edwards, Mississippi, in 1897. Read more about the Southern Christian Institute and the role of education in twentieth century: https://discipleshistory.org/wiki/african-americans-in-the-movement/

08/27/2026

On Saturday, August 8, we were honored to co-hosted the 225th Anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival at the Cane Ridge Meeting House. The weekend welcomed over 200 attendees to experience a day of scholarly lectures, panel discussions, lunch, bluegrass music, and worship. It was a joyful day reflecting on the history, meaning and future of the Cane Ridge Revival.

08/13/2026

Thanks to The Christian Chronicle for sending a report out to Cane Ridge on Saturday and covering this historic event celebrating the 225th Anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival. Read the full story:

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